There are 8 ways to get from Newcastle to Glasgow by bus, plane, busferry, train, car ferry, or car
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Bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
best- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHD - GLA
3h 49mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Newcastle to Larnecar
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Glasgowcar
4h 47m£57–266Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 21bus 520 / ...
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
8h 30mBus, train, car ferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus 520 / ...
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
9h 39mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BFS - GLA
4h 16mBus to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
4h 43mBus to Belfast International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BFS - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
5h 11mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Streetbus 520 / ...
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 923
9h 9m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle to Glasgow is to drive and car ferry which costs £55 - £270 and takes 4h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle to Glasgow is to drive and car ferry which takes 4h 47m and costs £55 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Newcastle station to Glasgow. However, there are services departing from Newcastle Bus Station and arriving at Glasgow Buchanan via Belfast, Europa Buscentre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Newcastle and Glasgow is 146 miles.
The best way to get from Newcastle to Glasgow without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 8h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Newcastle to Glasgow, including transfers.
Newcastle to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Newcastle Bus Station.
Newcastle to Glasgow bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Grand Central Station Stand 21.
There are 1577+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Newcastle, Northern Ireland and Glasgow, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Newcastle to Glasgow. However, you can take the bus to Belfast Bedford Street, walk to Wellington Place, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, then take the line 500 bus to Waterloo Lane. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Glasgow Buchanan via Grand Central Station Stand 21 and Belfast, Europa Buscentre in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–95
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–60
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Grand Central Station Stand 21
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Newcastle Bus Station to Belfast Bedford Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £15–29
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–36
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £149
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